
ACX500 Routers Quick Start Description
This Quick Start contains information you need to install and configure the ACX500
outdoor router quickly. For complete installation instructions, see the ACX500 Universal
Access Router Hardware Guide at http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/.
WARNING: This Quick Start contains a summary of safety warnings in “Safety
Warnings” on page 21. For a complete list of warnings for this router, including
translations, see the ACX500 Universal Access Router Hardware Guide at
http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/.
The ACX Series Universal Access Routers are Ethernet-optimized mobile backhaul routers
that provide both switching and carrier-class Ethernet routing. The ACX Series routers
enable a wide range of business and residential applications and services, including
microwave cell site aggregation, mobile backhaul service cell site deployment, and service
provider or operator cell site deployment. The routers have high-density Ethernet
interfaces and high-capacity switching throughput.
An ACX Series router has a built-in Routing Engine and one Packet Forwarding Engine.
The Packet Forwarding Engine has one “pseudo” Flexible PIC Concentrator (FPC 0).
Because there is no switching fabric, the single Packet Forwarding Engine takes care of
packet forwarding.
The compact ACX500 outdoor routers are environmental-hardened, and can be deployed
in a variety of outdoor locations, such as on outside street cabinets, walls, and utility
poles. With the router orientation as shown in Figure 1 on page 4, the chassis of the
ACX500 outdoor router measures 12.3 in. (31.24 cm) deep, 4.3 in. (10.92 cm) high, and
10 in. (25.4 cm) wide. The ACX500 outdoor router is available in both AC and DC models.
The ACX500 outdoor routers contain three Gigabit Ethernet SFP ports—labeled
GE(Fiber)—and three RJ-45 ports—labeled GE(Cu).
The ACX500 outdoor routers meets the International Protection profile (IP-65)
classification for dust proof and water splash proof environments.
Figure 1 on page 4 shows the front view of the ACX500 outdoor router.
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ACX500 Routers Quick Start Description